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The idea of the following lines was suggested by a perusal 
of " Leonora; " but it is hoped that this acknowledgment 
will not provoke a comparison between "Mildred" and 
that beautiful poem. 




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Bite in tjer jjnlte nf atate, 
gjrt-bmjnotraii 10 aigiiing, 
kmm tint tjje Ijntir te late, 
igjjte far iienre art tttjmg. 



CJib lnntjBH ceil jier bine ep kigjjf, 

38ttt not in sleep tlmj are rinsing ; 
Sljj ! tnell 3 tnren for tljent fn-nigjjt 
'lierr sjjall he na soft reposing. 



ra. 
fm Jfiiltai'a torn m rlimW tnitjr mt, 

Cn jjrr n\t tjje tear is jertnrtxng ; 
fnx \}tx km m rallrit to n latii afnr, 

M aaiili} sjje tjjraka nf ttirir parting. 

to. 
Ifor tnatjjtr srrltH mittj ntiximw rare 

Cn Hnntijt Ijrr tort tattgljtrf snrrnm : 
" J5e ramrs tint to-trig jit, nnj Jiiitoreft fair, 

dDjr ! rat titer, ttmt, tor, till t|j* tnnrrmn." 

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" )fa, tmrtiter karat, tje rntra to-trig jit ! " 

fait JftiMh atraerrit, sigtiittg ; 
" He xmu tn-trigljt, aaft tljr mnrtiitig^ ligtrt 

^ar tjettre fljjall fitto Jjim tiieittg. 




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u %t rames ! etten nam l;is tjrnrgtr'0 to 
Sire uti tfie kamkiige sannkng : 

d&jr, tnnt tier, tjis ranting steps are fleet, 
M mtj tieart to tjjeir ertja fa liamtkng. 

nil. 
" Sut, matjirr, 9 scarre ran kam mtj keatlj, 

M tmj ktrttieneft fjeart seems breaking ; 
lis absence mill be lite tjje step nf kattj — 

(Dn rartfj tjjm sljall be nn making/' 

mii. 
Hkm JSeremari enters in armattr kgtjt, 

Strange lire in tjis glanre is burning, 
/ram a kstant lanb, team a kaihj figtrt, 

^errljanre tie mill knam na returning. 



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Cjiq pit tjtf jiflll mA tjfB garijsrij ligfjt 
ODf ttje pittr-nmafr fnrrjjes Maying ; 

111 Mttraf i ani ktorr'fr 10 jj*r tirotjpr'fl srigjjt, 
■EBjjtte after fair Biltott gajittg. 




X. 

% tikm tjje tnnsBtj tall tljei} \xm\ 
all iinrk mitt} tjjt purple jjflrtjpr, 

Ini nn fljnmgfi tljt htrrfjerr rnpne jiatre 0prt, 
JEtytt* f jjq nft tjntte matikrA tagrtjrer. 

Mt tmttt ttmj fitaui 'ratjj ftie mantf pule team, 
#mti tntigjjH ratrafr ttjnrt mailing, 

'£)jrile at tjirir ftrt a nttrarag 0tonm 
3ta flnmr-gnmrf fr hatik fe liming. 

.tit. 
JSe sptaks nt krtgtjj, jp trnfe 10 lnttr, 

dfejr mart 10 tnitjj lahunr Byntatt, 
ft\ lii0 arattte fall Mrtrart unit slum, 

38ij tjia kqi gritf trabrntett. 



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" Itib ttjnit 0Jjnlt join m in tjje npirit limit ; 

dDitr surram tjpir ttrifji jnxj sljall k ra|niirit, 
3Ht| Bjrato fljwll 8 A tjw nn- mxtir ntttetrrtrjiA ijauti 

itfe part in lift, in knftj tn he ttnifrt !" 




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tttmrtrr mra ^Inmlij nti — ajj, nine ! 

Jin JfoingBi tn fair 3Hiteit bringing; 
Slntomn anil tninter pae, ani, In ! 

Clje writ} flattra again art ^ringing. 



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: tf jfE lafttjr ramrn rarlj mwtik, 

iban as f jie rat ia Urara fcrltotjj, 
M hj tjjr Btamkf a maMtj site 
Hn tmrarag Mfr atttt top rerlineiij. 



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III. 

Slnit nam, alas ! frnm irntj fa iuuj 
Utr rjjwk mar* lihj tujjitr is failing, 

Is mjjrn ftjr mm ftaflj pass amnn, 

Suit pits tljr ski] in tuiiligijt njintiing. 



in; 
In ! frnm ttie grass lielatn jjer feet 

31 snnntknp n'er tjjr stream is standing, 
fit emblem nf ttjnt maiten smeet, 

SJIjn nn tlje stem nf life is tamping. 

n. 
ft\ tarns sjje nnt tn jntjs mnre ptre, 

$l)t seeks not penre in prntjer nr fasting ; 
imij rest is stneet, anrjj jntjs nre sure, 

inii jiennenli) to, tjjrnnglj irntjj, is lasting. 

ni. 
'$ is tlie snme ene tjjat, nne tjenr past, 

$m Jierrmnrt jjnme nn& rmtntnj leaning, 
(Dn tlie spat tnljere slje lieljeli Jjxm Inst, 

/air Bitted sits, all Inneh; griening. 




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mi. 
fml) ! tJjr tear-irnp m rnngtaling ! 

3Sark ! tjjat Inm tepirrag mail !- 
3fear tier, ttptt jjer patjjtimtj atoiling, 
lilt m a BJjfltom mm irair pale. 




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mm IjtII ntrti mI? tip Mnlminus hfo, 
€tje jjnmlri rBBte in ftjt mnrag fijjnte, 
M rinsing 10 tfje tint] ; 
$nt m tjjr pall 
(Of nigtjt iuifjj full, 
51 spirit 5Jjnll pm nntntj. 

ii. 

iMst ! nttjnt top nnti Bolratn fiannb, 

5lmate.5 ifje fihmtlfring wjjntfi rmtnJi? 




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'€w not tlie rittfeni tell; 
^fefjjebll.fljattnlli 
fvx hearting 0011(3 

51 mitmu pnHBing knell. 







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Slln.a ! alius ! tlje Imtfltj maifr, 
5111 tuntt ml pale nn j}rr rnnrji 10 laiit, 
M Ijrr motjjrr tirnr \}u wtp ; 



Ikr temples are tap tnitlt a rlammt] inn, 
M tier ftatara a'erspreafr ttittlt a taatjr-Bta fritr, 

3tt a fitful toam sjte sleep. 



to, 
1 Jjnhj fxm ktteels jtttmbltj tjwt, 
3k murmurs a krp anil earnest pratjer 

J-ar tfre spirit 00 snnn to part : 
€ r eu at tjje last Jurat 
Jkrij pratjers migjjt Ijatte pattter 

€n matte tjte impenitent jteatt 






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Ittt site (tears iljem mrt, iltmtglt fram slumber site taakes; 
$\)t Iteeta tjtem tint, far Ijer sattl farsakes 



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€\)\\\ pure nnit jjnmenlij Itglrt : 


3tt jjimrrti nf n 4atam fa *P# ^ 


Sttrtr jsfjt gn^H nritjj Htrumrtr antt ntgn* njes, 


fl.3 tjjnttglj pjrnntnms mnnrtt in ijrr sigljt. 


HI. 

ifer mntjjtr tails mm: jjtr tolrag rjiilfr, 


iljt rails jrer tnitij torn, nitir nrrente miiti, 


€a writ far pnrtntt ntrfr grnre ; 


ftiix J&ilkti titrtm, nritjr a Mtift ns nf nto, 


ife Inning tnuttjBr nnre mm in fnlfr 


3tt n Inng, a last mlirnrt. 


nil. 


"§ mi$ nnt tints tn pnrt frnm tijw/' 


3fe mntjjer rrir.a ; "for lift is Ming : 



3kt ; fljj ! in 3tarn 3 jjnprt tjjnt m 
Biigjjt \m n Ijappitr, ntitto trading. 



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" dbjf ! mljen npnn tljta infant brant 

9 prrssA nttj lip nt lift's first banming, 

M tnqrt fur jmj, 3 tjjnnglit not jjnm 

Climbs nft n'mast %i hixwl morning/ 7 



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" Snii tionr, iielnn% it tarings tnij Jienrt, 
3n life's tjattttg hlannt tn see tjjrc jierisji- 

ffiitst 9 fram tljee, mtj nnin nne, part — 
Dare 3 tin future tjape tn rjrerfajf ?" 



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" Wn$ tint far me, <D matljer toar ; 

fnx, tljnttglj 3 grime frnm tfjee tn setter, 
3 migjit tint, tnnnli tint, tamj Ijere — 

3 gn tn jniti mtj tnne for rtter. 



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" ilntiltj 3 {jail tjje apprnnrjj nf teatlj ; 

tBitjj jnt) 3 feel jjis irt) linger ; 
^Inuihj 3 torn enrlj falf ring lireatjj — 

% is Seretnarii rails, 3 matj tint linger. 



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" ^nle HJjntoms rntttttt imj mttrjr tintn flit, 
3n etiftte apart 3 see tfjem gliding ; 

cDlj ! Ijaste tljee, lace, tljfe eartlj to quit, 
3 tnattjj, 3 wait, hut for tljxj gutting. 




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■"% ramr, 3 ramr! rfretrji fnrfjj tjjtj Ijatift— 
3 rame tn jnitt tjiee, Inn?, for ran 4 ; 

Cagetjier hie 11 range ttje spirit Jrctitt — 
Be trot ta part — tietirr, all, timer ! " 




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.tin. 
e smile frnm tier lips fnus fairefr : 
€\)i ligjjt ntt jjer kntn is sjjnftefr. 
" Mttemn tint/' sjjerries; 
" Cnrlj tork sjwiinni flies — 



'Jjetj pss — tjjnj nre gnne — 
Ijjall 9 ranter alnnr, 
51 spirit Inst, 
' Jfift xjnit slintotmj Jurat ! 
(©rent IBenneu ! nnh Ijnne 5 ^trljnngri fnr tjjis 
111 fjnpe nf prnre rnifo future Miss !" 

.tn. 
%e xlmp Jier jraufe in mute frespnir ; 
r €ts nil tan late fnr pnrto nr prmjer : 
36mitnnrtt slje sinks initjj gluing etjr, 
Hnstjrnnru nnii unlilrst tn Me. 




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% jjnhj grmrait tjmj hnrq kr tint, 
llje lira in n to, finlnJteft apt ; 
Clje imar-mse in utilfr tnrcntjjs MatoB, 
Sltiti fljt ttiillmu mtp tnjjnt Ijrr nsji^ xtpxt 




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